Chapter 50 Unforgettable Love

"Of course." Before he finished speaking, Song Zhixiao replied without hesitation.

"What if this palace says that this is a heinous crime that will punish all nine clans?" Ye Wanwan said seriously, the candlelight flickering between her eyebrows.

"My nine clans were executed as early as the reign of the previous emperor. Now I am alone and have no worries." The man lowered his head and said sadly.

"Okay." Ye Wanwan walked closer to him and whispered in his ear. The candlelight cast the two figures on the window screen, as if they were one.

"What?" When Song Zhixiao heard what Ye Wanwan said clearly, he staggered back a few steps in shock and looked at the person in front of him in doubt.

The girl said with a firm look in her eyes: "I naturally have my own reasons for doing this. If you feel embarrassed, you can choose to refuse."

Song Zhixiao lowered his head slightly and thought for a moment, then raised his head, took a half step back and bowed to Ye Wanwan: "I am willing to listen to your majesty's orders."

"Thank you." The girl's eyes rippled.

She put on her black cloak again to cover her face and turned to leave. When her fingers touched the door, she was suddenly stopped by someone behind her.

"Your Highness, are you unhappy in the palace? I am willing to risk my life to help your Highness escape from this imperial city." The man couldn't help but step forward, respectful and concerned.

Ye Wanwan looked back and smiled, without saying a word. When she pushed the door open and walked out, the night wind rolled up a corner of her cloak.

In the study, Song Zhixiao leaned on the desk, and a smile appeared on the corner of his lips. If he could help her, he would not hesitate even if it meant going through fire and water.

"It's dry, be careful of fire." The night enveloped the entire capital. At this time, there was no one on the street except the night watchman in the empty alley with the sound of gongs.

"Miss, you used the palace card to leave the palace today, and His Majesty will definitely know. Let's go back to the palace quickly." Yun Ting looked worried.

"It's okay," Ye Wanwan said calmly, "Yun Ting, do you have any relatives or old friends in Qi State?"

Yun Ting didn't understand and shook her head blankly.

"You are also of marriageable age. Have you ever thought about leaving the palace to find a husband and live a stable life?"

"I don't want to marry. My mother was beaten to death by my cruel father. I only want to be with the young lady in my life and never marry." Yun Ting thought that Ye Wanwan wanted to take the opportunity to drive her away, so she hurriedly opened her eyes and expressed her determination. Seeing this,

Ye Wanwan nodded slightly, thinking about something in her heart.

"Your Majesty, the Queen disguised herself as a palace maid at the hour of Hai and visited Song Zhixiao's mansion privately. I don't know what the two said." The secret guard knelt in the hall.

The emperor lowered his head to review the memorials. Hearing this, he did not stop the movement of the pen tip. He said coldly: "My personal guards should not be wasted on such trivial matters. You don't have to watch her anymore."

"Yes." The man in black turned around and prepared to leave.

"Let Asan keep an eye on her." Asan was the most outstanding of the emperor's personal guards. He came and went without a trace, but he was taciturn, like a mute.

The man in black paused for a moment, then asked for permission to leave.

...

Song Zhixiao recalled what Ye Wanwan said, and a strange excitement surged in his chest. Just as he was in a trance, he suddenly heard a cold question from the palace:

"My dear Song, what do you think about this?" The emperor sat high on the throne in the court, with disdain between his cold eyebrows, and he asked Song Zhixiao with his thin lips.

Song Zhixiao was suddenly called out, and he looked up in shock, not knowing what to say.

"Is this how the ministers of Qi care about state affairs?" Qi Youan's voice suddenly rose, his eyes were sharp and fierce, and all the ministers were frightened to kowtow to the ground.

"Song Zhixiao, you failed to fulfill your duties as a minister in the court. You will be punished with thirty strokes of the cane and dismissed from the court." Qi Youan spoke sharply, and he stood up and left. Song Zhixiao was quickly asked to leave the palace and go to the Ministry of Punishment.

When Ye Wanwan learned that Song Zhixiao had been "murdered", she knew that Qi Youan must have known about her secret meeting last night. Sure enough, after the emperor left the court, he went straight to Yongshou Palace where the queen was.

"The emperor has arrived!" The sharp voice broke the tranquility of the palace. Everyone hurried out of the palace to greet him.

"Where is the queen?" Qi Youan did not see Ye Wanwan.

Yun Ting knelt and replied: "Your Majesty, the queen suddenly had a high fever and could not get up from the bed. I hope your majesty will forgive me."

Hearing this, Qi Youan walked quickly into the palace. The palace was filled with the sweet fragrance of pear blossoms. The girl's figure was hidden behind the white gauze curtain on the bed.

The emperor lifted the gauze curtain lightly, and saw that the girl's cheeks were flushed, and her black hair spread on the bed. She did not look like a patient at all.

Qi Youan sat gently on the bedside, slowly stretched out his hand, and stroked her cheek with his fingers. His eyes were deep and unfathomable, and there was a slight smile

on the corner of his mouth. Ye Wanwan felt itchy on her face, and she opened her sleepy eyes, only to see Qi Youan looking at her.

She was so scared that she opened her eyes wide and propped herself up with her hands: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty."

"Aren't you sick?" Qi Youan asked.

"I am indeed unwell." Ye Wanwan coughed twice, her breath was weak, and she fell to the side of the bed.

Qi Youan stared at her without saying a word, and after a while he said: "I suddenly remembered that when she was in the palace, the queen pretended to be sick all day long in order to avoid being held accountable by the prime minister."

"I really dare not deceive your majesty." Ye Wanwan replied weakly.

"Then you are telling me the truth. Then I ask you, why do you want to see Song Zhixiao?" Qi Youan said bluntly.

"This..."

"If you dare to tell a lie, I will kill Song Zhixiao and your maid Yunting." The man's words made people shudder.

"Your Majesty, do you remember Miss Song Ci from Rongguo?" The girl whispered softly.

Qi Youan nodded slightly.

"She and Song Zhixiao are from the same lineage of the Song family. She came here in a hurry and did not meet Song Zhixiao. Before leaving, she asked me to tell him something in person." "

What is it?"

"This is the internal affairs of the Song family. I have accepted Song Ci's request and cannot spread it." Before she finished speaking, she covered her sleeves and coughed lightly, frowning her eyebrows slightly, showing some hesitation.

"You are lying." Qi Youan stared at her, as if he could see through all her thoughts.

Faced with his unquestionable attitude, Ye Wanwan was surprised on the surface, but she had expected it in her heart. If Qi Youan believed her, she could get away with it. Even if he didn't believe her, it would be fine, so that he would resent her for pushing the tribulation forward.

"I really didn't." Ye Wanwan's eyes were slightly red, and she was about to cry.

Qi Youan stood up suddenly, looked down at her and said: "No matter what, as the queen, you privately met with court officials, which is a heinous crime. Considering that you are seriously ill, I will spare your life and put you in confinement for three months. And your personal maid Yunting failed to serve the master... be beaten to death."

The last two words were like cold water poured on the girl. Ye Wanwan was really panicked. She quickly stood up and grabbed the emperor's clothes, begging: "I am wrong. I am willing to accept any punishment, but I ask Your Majesty to forgive Yunting."

Qi Youan leaned over and approached. When their eyes met, their breathing was audible.

"I ask again, why did you secretly go to see him?" The cold light in his eyes was revealed, which was the sharpness that Ye Wanwan had never seen before.

"When the new king of Rong State came to the throne, the political situation was turbulent and he wanted to dismiss all the old officials of the previous dynasty. Song Ci's father was in charge of the transportation of materials from various countries. Song Zhixiao was just in line with his duties and they were also from the same clan of the Song family.

Song Ci asked me to use the Song family's wooden sign as proof, and requested that Qi's materials be handled exclusively by his father in order to consolidate his position. This is a crime of private transfer between ministers, so I dare not speak nonsense. Now that everything has been revealed, there is absolutely no falsehood. "Ye Wanwan said in one breath.

Qi Youan stood up again, lifted the gauze curtain and turned to leave, while the girl was still holding his clothes tightly.

"Your Majesty, please beat me to death." The girl pursed her lips and said coquettishly.

Qi Youan lowered his eyes, but saw the beautiful woman's jade-like face full of spring, and her snow-white skin was faintly visible under the light gauze nightgown. He turned his face away hastily and said in a cold voice: "Let go immediately, and I will spare her. "

Ye Wanwan quickly let go of her hand and watched the man's receding back disappear from her sight. She collapsed on the bed as if relieved of a heavy burden. She

finally got away with it. Qi Youan, who drank the forgetfulness soup, was really frightening.

This also made Ye Wanwan realize that she must get Yun Ting out of the palace as soon as possible, so as not to be implicated by herself in the future.

One day, Ye Wanwan suddenly called Yun Ting into the palace. As soon as Yun Ting entered the room, she saw three large boxes of gold, silver and jewelry, which shone dazzlingly under the refraction of the sun.

"Yun Ting, I want you to go back to Rongguo to do something and hand this letter to my brother in person. These gold and silver are for you, and you don't have to come back after you return to Rongguo."

Yun Ting's eyes suddenly turned red when she heard this, and she knew that the young lady was going to drive her away. She immediately knelt on the ground: "I have been serving the young lady since I was ten years old, and it has been more than ten years now. I am afraid that we will never see each other again after we part today. I only wish the young lady good health and happiness."

After that, she kowtowed heavily.

"Go. "Ye Wanwan's nose was sore, she was naturally reluctant to leave Yun Ting. Yun

Ting looked back when she walked out of Yongshou Palace, and she seemed to have a premonition that this might be the last time they would see each other.

...

After Yun Ting left, a new personal maid named Lan Ge immediately came to Ye Wanwan's side.

Although she was also considerate, she always tentatively asked Ye Wanwan some questions that a maid shouldn't care about, such as whether she resented the emperor when she was put in solitary confinement, what she thought about her and her relatives going far away, and whether the emperor's harem was empty and she was the only one who felt moved, etc.

"I don't resent it, I don't have any thoughts, I'm not moved. "Ye Wanwan answered Lan Ge perfunctorily, complaining in her heart that the palace maid sent by Qi Youan was too stupid. She almost engraved "I am the emperor's spy" on her forehead.

Although she was put in solitary confinement, Ye Wanwan felt relaxed and comfortable. She could enjoy the carefree life of the Empress Dowager.

On the other hand, Rong Zhenyan was roasted on a volcano every day.

There were no heart-wrenching roars and pleas for mercy in the cold and dark prison. Instead, there was a terrifying silence, like a deep bottomless pit. Rong Zhenyan's limbs were bound by iron chains and he was hung on the wall weakly. His body was covered with bloodstains and his messy hair covered his bloody face.

"The noble prince of Rong country has now become a prisoner. It's really funny to think about it. "The man in front of him was wearing a black robe, his hair was raised by a purple hair crown, and his eyes were full of sarcasm.

Rong Zhenyan slowly raised his head when he heard it, and remained silent.

"Do you know why you are the most likely prince to inherit the throne of Rong State, but once you are imprisoned by another country, no one cares about your life or death?" Qi Youan's words echoed in the dark prison.

Seeing his silence, Qi Youan continued: "In the past, you colluded with my country's princes to massacre the royal family of Qi State. Today, I will return the favor. The eighth prince has been competing with you for the throne for a long time. As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend, so I will help him ascend the throne and become emperor."

"Hahaha...hahahaha." Rong Zhenyan suddenly laughed, he gritted his teeth and said: "Anyone who prevents me from ascending the throne should die. Besides, even if I die, you will be buried with me. "

Qi Youan's heart suddenly tightened, and he felt that the poison in his body was acting up again.

The next moment, Rong Zhenyan bit his tongue hard, blood dripped from the corners of his mouth to the ground, and he committed suicide on the spot.

Looking at the cold corpse in front of him, Qi Youan did not feel as happy as he had imagined. Instead, his chest was stuffy and he couldn't breathe. The pain of betrayal by relatives, the pain of the destruction of his country and his family, and the humiliation of being a slave in the black market all flooded into his mind at once.

At this moment, he was like a lonely boat on the vast ocean, eager to find a place to rely on.

Unknowingly, he came to Yongshou Palace. It was late at night, and there were only a few palace maids and guards sweeping the floor.

Seeing the emperor's figure, they wanted to salute but were stopped. Qi Youan gently pushed open the door of the bedroom, quietly walked to the girl's bed, staring at the person sleeping on the bed.

Then he sat down on the edge of the bed, leaned over and lay on the girl's chest.

Ye Wanwan suddenly felt his body sink, opened his eyes and lowered his head, and couldn't help being horrified.

"Ah! "She quickly sat up and tried to see the true face of the person who came.

"Wanwan." Qi Youan called her softly.